JIM
They think I'll make friends if we
move. Just move and everything'll
be roses and sunshine.
RAY
But you don't think that's a solution.
JIM is silent; he picks at his nails.
RAY
(continuing)
Things pretty tough for you at home?
JIM
She eats him alive and he takes it.
JIM stares at his family through hole in door.
JIM
What a zoo!
RAY
What?
JIM
A zoo. He always wants to be my
pal, you know? But how can I give
him anything when he's--I mean I
love him and I don't want to hurt
him--but I don't know what to do
anymore except maybe die.
RAY
Pretty mixed up?
JIM
If he could--
RAY
"If he could" what? You mean your
father?
JIM
I mean if he had the guts to knock
Mom cold once I bet she'd be happy
and I bet she'd stop picking. They
make mush out of him. Just mush.
One thing I know is I never want to
be like him.
RAY
(interrupts)
Chicken?
JIM
I bet you see right through me,
don't you?
RAY shrugs.
JIM
How can anyone grow up in this circus?
RAY
You got me, Jim--but they do. Want
some water?
In this scene, Jim is in the officer's office, away from his parents, and at his peak of anger. Through this scene you can see into Jim's life and his family. Through Jim's many emotions he expresses you see just how messed up he is, and that he needs a stronger male in his life. His father is whipped and cannot stand up for himself, which makes Jim feel he does not have the support from his father what so ever. Jim's father is not setting a good example for Jim and that leaves him lost with no direction, which is the whole issue of the movie itself.
They think I'll make friends if we
move. Just move and everything'll
be roses and sunshine.
RAY
But you don't think that's a solution.
JIM is silent; he picks at his nails.
RAY
(continuing)
Things pretty tough for you at home?
JIM
She eats him alive and he takes it.
JIM stares at his family through hole in door.
JIM
What a zoo!
RAY
What?
JIM
A zoo. He always wants to be my
pal, you know? But how can I give
him anything when he's--I mean I
love him and I don't want to hurt
him--but I don't know what to do
anymore except maybe die.
RAY
Pretty mixed up?
JIM
If he could--
RAY
"If he could" what? You mean your
father?
JIM
I mean if he had the guts to knock
Mom cold once I bet she'd be happy
and I bet she'd stop picking. They
make mush out of him. Just mush.
One thing I know is I never want to
be like him.
RAY
(interrupts)
Chicken?
JIM
I bet you see right through me,
don't you?
RAY shrugs.
JIM
How can anyone grow up in this circus?
RAY
You got me, Jim--but they do. Want
some water?
In this scene, Jim is in the officer's office, away from his parents, and at his peak of anger. Through this scene you can see into Jim's life and his family. Through Jim's many emotions he expresses you see just how messed up he is, and that he needs a stronger male in his life. His father is whipped and cannot stand up for himself, which makes Jim feel he does not have the support from his father what so ever. Jim's father is not setting a good example for Jim and that leaves him lost with no direction, which is the whole issue of the movie itself.